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as in to increase
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
the number of complaints about that mail order firm is really accumulating
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as in to collect
to bring together in one body or place
finally accumulated enough donated books to hold a book sale
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as in to gather
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass
clouds accumulating on the western horizon
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Recent Examples of accumulate
This protectionist approach helped colonial empires like England and France accumulate national wealth but stifled the growth of colonial businesses.
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Mirjana Perkovic, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Only an inch or two of snow is expected to accumulate in the city.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2025
Ice can accumulate on powerlines and cause damage as well as cover roads with a sheet of ice, making safe travel difficult.
—Remington Miller, arkansasonline.com, 8 Jan. 2025
People with this diagnosis accumulate an excessive amount of things, such as household goods, craft supplies, even pets.
—Sarah Boden, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024
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Mirjana Perkovic, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Only an inch or two of snow is expected to accumulate in the city.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2025
Ice can accumulate on powerlines and cause damage as well as cover roads with a sheet of ice, making safe travel difficult.
—Remington Miller, arkansasonline.com, 8 Jan. 2025
People with this diagnosis accumulate an excessive amount of things, such as household goods, craft supplies, even pets.
—Sarah Boden, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024
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Cost of goods sold increased to $46.7 million from $40.3 million, with the Auction and Liquidation segment contributing significantly to this rise.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Jan. 2025
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Research suggests high levels can increase the risk of heart attacks, strokes, and arrhythmias, while also raising blood pressure.Angela Haupt, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
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Eureka Recycling will continue to collect recycling for single-family homes, duplexes, triplexes and fourplex residential properties.Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2025
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As the water vapor rises, the salt is left behind, ensuring that only purified water is collected.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 9 Jan. 2025
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Residents gathered around the intersection, frustrated there were no details about when they would be let in.Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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Public mourners gathered in Washington for Carter Members of the public paid their respects to Carter this week, as the late president was lying in state from Tuesday evening through Thursday morning.John Bacon, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
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Temperatures will rise throughout the day, with a high of 50 degrees forecast for the Metroplex.Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Jan. 2025
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Don Boudreaux in taking a whack at my explanations in this regard says to be careful and specify that economists can credibly be for tariff duties whose revenues rise with rates.Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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In other countries where RCV is the norm, parties assemble slates of candidates to appeal to different constituencies and knit together a winning coalition.Jasmine Gripper, New York Daily News, 17 Jan. 2025
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Then there’s the Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture, and Design, a collection of art from around the world—including Spain, Morocco, Central Asia, India, and parts of Southeast Asia—that was assembled by Doris Duke over the course of 60 years.Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 17 Jan. 2025
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During wildfires, such particles can move via the collapse of sediment chunks that have amassed behind vegetation.Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
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The video, which has currently amassed more than 7 million views, begins with a clip of the tiny kitten clinging to a tree amidst torrential rain before being rescued.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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Red Flag Warning Will Remain Until Friday Evening As Blazes Burn More Than 2,000 Structures Google’s Gmail Upgrade—Do Not Lose Your Account The emergence of cloud-native architectures further accelerated this transformation.Srikanta Datta, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Almost all traditional pundits got the outcome wrong, and the subsequent audience exodus from legacy media to podcasts, YouTube, and other alternative sources has accelerated.Alex Ritman, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
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At Alice + Olivia spring/summer 2025, hints of shimmer were placed at the inner corners and concentrated to the middle of the lids to brighten up eyes.Rebecca Fearn, refinery29.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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This helps to concentrate the flavors and produce a high-proof spirit.Emily Price, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Accumulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accumulate. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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